2022 V.League 1
The 2022 V.League 1, known as the Night Wolf V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Night Wolf 2022) for sponsorship reasons, was the 66th professional season of the top-flight football league in Vietnam.[1] The season started on 25 February 2022, and ended on 20 November.[2]
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Season | 2022 |
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Dates | 25 February – 19 November |
Champions | Hanoi FC 6th VL1 title 6th Vietnamese title |
Relegated | Saigon FC |
Champions League | Hanoi FC Haiphong FC |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 380 (2.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rimario Gordon (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dong A Thanh Hoa 4–0 Saigon FC (16 July) Viettel 4–0 Nam Dinh (15 September) Hanoi FC 5–1 Becamex Binh Duong (1 October) |
Biggest away win | Ho Chi Minh City FC 0–6 Hanoi FC (19 October) |
Highest scoring | Hong Linh Ha Tinh 3–4 Saigon FC (30 July) Haiphong FC 4–3 Ho Chi Minh City FC (26 August) Hanoi FC 5–2 Nam Dinh FC (15 October) |
Longest winning run | 7 games Hanoi FC |
Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Haiphong FC |
Longest winless run | 11 games Hong Linh Ha Tinh |
Longest losing run | 4 games Ho Chi Minh City FC Saigon FC SHB Da Nang |
Highest attendance | 22,000 Haiphong FC 3–2 Hanoi FC (23 October) |
Lowest attendance | 1,000 Hong Linh Ha Tinh 0–1 Haiphong FC (25 February) |
Total attendance | 979,500 |
Average attendance | 6,402 (excluding matches played behind closed doors) |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of complete. |
There was no defending champion as a result of the previous season being abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There was a break from 14 March until 2 July to accommodate for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the delayed 2021 Southeast Asian Games.
Hanoi FC won their 6th league title on 13 November with one match to spare.[3]
Changes from the previous season
Due to the previous season being abandoned, no teams were promoted or relegated from the 2021 season.[4] All but one club from the 2021 season contested in the league. Than Quang Ninh were not permitted to participate due to financial reasons, leaving the league starting with just 13 clubs.[5]
Teams




Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Topenland Binh Dinh | Binh Dinh | Quy Nhon | 15,000 |
Becamex Binh Duong | Binh Duong | Go Dau | 13,035 |
SHB Da Nang | Da Nang | Hoa Xuan | 20,000 |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai | Gia Lai | Pleiku | 12,000 |
Haiphong FC | Haiphong | Lach Tray | 30,000 |
Hanoi FC | Hanoi | Hang Day | 22,500 |
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Hong Linh Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | Ha Tinh | 20,000 |
Ho Chi Minh City FC | Ho Chi Minh City | Thong Nhat | 16,000 |
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Nam Dinh FC | Nam Dinh | Thien Truong | 30,000 |
Song Lam Nghe An | Nghe An | Vinh | 18,000 |
Dong A Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | Thanh Hoa | 12,000 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
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Becamex Binh Duong | ![]() |
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SHB Danang | ![]() |
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Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ![]() |
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Haiphong FC | ![]() |
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Hanoi FC | ![]() |
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Viettel | ![]() |
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Hong Linh Ha Tinh | ![]() |
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Ho Chi Minh City FC | ![]() |
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Saigon FC | ![]() |
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Nam Dinh FC | ![]() |
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Song Lam Nghe An | ![]() |
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Dong A Thanh Hoa | ![]() |
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Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Ho Chi Minh City FC | ![]() |
Contract not renewed | 27 September 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
29 September 2021 |
Haiphong FC | ![]() |
Contract not renewed | October 2021 | ![]() |
6 October 2021 | |
Becamex Binh Duong | ![]() |
Interim period over | October 2021 | ![]() |
15 October 2021 | |
Hanoi FC | ![]() |
Resigned | 19 February 2022 | ![]() |
19 February 2022 | |
Viettel | ![]() |
Demoted | 12 July 2022 | 7th[8] | ![]() |
15 July 2022 |
Becamex Binh Duong | ![]() |
Reorganized | 1 August 2022 | 10th | ![]() |
1 August 2022 |
Ho Chi Minh City FC | ![]() |
Reorganized | 8 August 2022 | 12th | ![]() |
8 August 2022 |
Ho Chi Minh City FC | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 23 August 2022 | 11th | ![]() |
23 August 2022 |
Nam Dinh FC | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 August 2022 | 12th | ![]() |
24 August 2022 |
Ho Chi Minh City | ![]() |
Resigned | 1 October 2022 | 13th | ![]() |
2 October 2022 |
Dong A Thanh Hoa | ![]() |
Medical reasons | 6 November 2022 | 6th | ![]() |
6 November 2022 |
Foreign players
Players name in bold indicates the player was registered after the start of the season.
Standings
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hanoi FC (C) | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 51 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Haiphong FC | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 48 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 22 | +15 | 47 | |
4 | Viettel | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 39 | |
5 | Song Lam Nghe An | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 33 | |
6 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 32 | Standby for AFC Cup group stage |
7 | Becamex Binh Duong | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 28[lower-alpha 2] | |
8 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 28[lower-alpha 2] | |
9 | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 25[lower-alpha 3] | |
10 | SHB Danang | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 25[lower-alpha 3] | |
11 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 24 | |
12 | Nam Dinh FC | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 23 | |
13 | Saigon FC (R) | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 42 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to V.League 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Disciplinary points; 6) Play-off (Only to decide champions, runners-up, third placed and relegation spots); 7) Drawing of lots
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since Hanoi qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the league winners and won the Vietnamese Cup, Haiphong will participate in the AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs or AFC Cup group stage and the standy position will be passed down to the league third-placed team.
- Head-to-head points: Becamex Binh Duong 6, Dong A Thanh Hoa 0.
- Head-to-head points: Ho Chi Minh City FC 4, SHB Danang 1.
Positions by round
This table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Winner; Champions League | |
Relegate to V.League 2 |
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Haiphong FC | 17 |
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Hanoi FC | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
Viettel | 9 |
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Becamex Binh Duong | ||
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Dong A Thanh Hoa | ||
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Topenland Binh Dinh | 8 |
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Hanoi FC | ||
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Hong Linh Ha Tinh | ||
9 | 5 players | 7 |
Source: Soccerway
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Topenland Binh Dinh | Hanoi | 3–0 (A)[12] | 2 September 2022 |
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Nam Dinh FC | Saigon | 3–0 (H) | 13 November 2022 |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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Viettel | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
Topenland Binh Dinh | 7 |
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Dong A Thanh Hoa | ||
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Song Lam Nghe An | ||
6 | ![]() |
Hanoi FC | 5 |
7 | 5 players | 4 |
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Nam Dinh FC | 132,000 | 19,000 | 5,000 | 11,000 | +161.9% |
2 | Haiphong FC | 116,639 | 22,000 | 4,000 | 9,719 | +114.4%2 |
4 | Hanoi FC | 95,500 | 14,000 | 3,000 | 7,958 | +144.9% |
3 | Topenland Binh Dinh | 100,000 | 16,000 | 4,000 | 8,333 | −37.1% |
5 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 70,000 | 10,000 | 4,000 | 7,000 | −22.2%1 |
6 | Song Lam Nghe An | 77,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 | 6,417 | +94.5% |
7 | Becamex Binh Duong | 62,700 | 8,500 | 3,000 | 5,225 | +24.4% |
8 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 62,500 | 10,000 | 1,000 | 5,208 | +24.0% |
9 | Dong A Thanh Hoa | 61,000 | 8,000 | 3,500 | 5,083 | −36.5% |
10 | SHB Danang | 57,800 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,817 | −37.2% |
11 | Viettel | 54,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 4,500 | +73.1% |
12 | Saigon FC | 47,500 | 7,000 | 2,500 | 3,958 | −26.4% |
13 | Ho Chi Minh City FC | 47,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 | 3,917 | −13.0% |
League total | 979,500 | 22,000 | 1,000 | 6,402 | +3.1% |
Updated to games played on complete
Source: League attendance
Notes:
1: Played two matches behind closed doors due to local COVID-19 restrictions.
2: Played one match behind closed doors due to a fan assaulting a match official at the end of their 19 July match against Topenland Binh Dinh.
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
February/March | ![]() |
Haiphong FC | ![]() |
Haiphong FC |
April/May/June | N/A | N/A | ||
July | ![]() |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ![]() |
Hoang Anh Gia Lai |
August | ![]() |
Hanoi FC | ![]() |
Hanoi FC |
September | ![]() |
Topenland Binh Dinh | ![]() |
Viettel |
October | ![]() |
Haiphong FC | ![]() |
Hanoi FC |
Annual awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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Manager of the Year | ![]() |
Haiphong FC |
Player of the Year | ![]() |
Hanoi FC |
Best Young Player | ![]() |
SHB Danang |
Goal of the Year | ![]() |
Hanoi FC |
Best XI[13] | ||||||||||||
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